Supporting climate change adaptation using historical climate analysis

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dc.contributor.authorDorward, Peter
dc.contributor.authorOsbahr, Henny
dc.contributor.authorSutcliffe, Chloe
dc.contributor.authorMbeche, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-28T13:37:03Z
dc.date.available2019-08-28T13:37:03Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-26
dc.description.abstractClimate change and variability presents a challenge for rural communities in developing countries. Bridging organizations help align stakeholder and local perspectives and mediate communication that shapes adaptation responses. We argue that a first step for adaptation projects is to determine the nature of the climate norms and how climate is changing. This paper explores the degree to which development organizations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania used analysis of local historical climate information in project aims, planning and design. This included 67 participants, managing 102 community-level climate-related agricultural projects, and three NGO case studies. Most focused on low-regret options. The majority of projects enhanced awareness of climate change and variability, but only 7% had used historical climate information during planning. Instead, projects relied on general knowledge or farmers’ perceptions, which sometimes differ from analyzed historical climate information, potentially leading reinforcement of perceptions. It is vital that bridging organizations and policy makers value analyzed historical climate information when determining climate norms (including variability) and identify what data shows regarding how climate is changing. This is essential for planning with stakeholders the suitability of alternative crops and cultivars and ensuring other relevant environmental factors influencing agricultural production are considered.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationDorward P, Osbahr H, Sutcliffe C, Mbeche R. (2020) Supporting climate change adaptation using historical climate analysis. Climate and Development, Volume 12, Issue 5, 2020, pp. 469-480en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1756-5529
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2019.1642177
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14480
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectAdaptationen_UK
dc.subjectplanningen_UK
dc.subjectperceptionsen_UK
dc.subjecthistorical climate informationen_UK
dc.subjectorganizationsen_UK
dc.titleSupporting climate change adaptation using historical climate analysisen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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